Device for holding a package or the like when tying cord around it



May 6, 1952 1 EMRICH 2,595,235

DEVICE F 08/ 0 ING A PACKAGE OR THE I LIKE ING CORD AROUND IT Filed Aug. 2, 1945 Patented May 6, 195

DEV ICE- :FORiHOLDIN G A PAGKAGE FOR LIKE-WHEN-TINGCORD AROUNDITL 1:Claim. (o1.

(Grantediiunderi'th'e act of IMarch 35. 1883;; ass:

' amended'zfAprih 30; 1928; 370-10; ;;G 757?) i Theeinvention described herein may=-be manu-- fa'ctured and used by or-=fr the Government of the--United'- States of- America for governmental purposes without thepayment of any roy l-ties. thereon or -therefor:

This-invention'relates to retaining-devices and i more partic'ularly to-clips for holding-small 'packsz. ages -stationary -whil'e =the=-lattevare being tied byicordior string-r An object offithis- -invention is 'to produce' a neatand uniform tyingcof small"packages;-

Another object Lis' to expedite the tYlIlg OfL" small packageswithstrings Furtlfer 'objectsand-:ladvantages of this inven 171011 as- Well as its" construction, arrangementand 'operation,- will be apparent from the following description and claim inconnectiorrwith-the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a view in perspective, illustrating a device of the invention-yinposition-"for use, and

Eig. ,2Zis'; aryiewisimilars to :Fig. :1 piliustratifig :the device of the invention at various::stages.;of:itsf: operation.

The present invention comprises a pressure plate or=;finger II] which is=attached at its-one end at J 3 -tc=worktable I 9: The-'finger;- lll extendffrOm itS end-'attaehmentat I3 forwardly; along; the tabletop-I9? The other end r l-l offinger- I llis free;and-is pressedmesilientlyagainst the top surface of table I9, the free end II being positioned near the front edge 25 of the work table. The free end II of finger I0 is preferably tapered as shown to comprise a tip, and is turned up slightly.

In the disclosed embodiment, the finger I0 is 5 a leaf spring, and accordingly i made of any suitable resilient material such as phosphor bronze, steel, aluminum, etc. The end of attachment at I3 is fiat, and is clamped against the top surface of table I9, for example by means of 40 D-clamp I8.

Near the end of attachment at I3, and forwardly therefrom the spring I0 comprises the lateral oifset or bend I2, the extent of which is determined by the thickness of the-package I1, Fig. 2, which is to be tied by use of the device of the invention. From the offset I2, the spring I0 extends forwardly away from the end of attachment I3 along the table top I9 in pressure engagement therewith to its free end terminus or tip II. Thus, by the finger Ill pressing downwardly against the top surface of the table I9, it is used to hold an object steady that is positioned under it to rest on the table top.

The second finger I4 is attached at its end curve slightlyx away-.1 from:-..the.=-.t

2B, the attachment being preferably tfl'uthfifififsfiii. finger! 5.1-. Thesecondfingerlis alsoaa leafisprine;

and-its end :of iatta'chment': v 2 5.2 is'ipreferablyiflatz; the fiat :surface thereofibeingisecured to .the stops-z 5 surface of 'leafispring lojiby. solderinggcwelding:

or the like suitable meanssz-x. The'ileafz-springclm" extends: from itsiend; of 'iattachmentfl Ii cforwardly alongthe; leaf gspringsl 0 towards; the freeeendszl thereof: The sen'dz. 2 I:- iof'rthe. seeondsfingerel 4 free, .and' it fis'a-lsdztaperedit .aizti-pcandzbenvt op: surfaces-ion Adjacent fits sends of? attachment: 2,6;:"the:;leaf: spring: I4v ccomprisesirthedateral ofisetillzsimilanr tOLOffSBtZLI 2 of. spring; I fi'p and from the:;offse.t 282:- spring-I41 extendsforwardlyzs along,eanct presse resiliently:againstgithentop surfacezofz spring ;I 0 Preferablyxthere' is; as; considerablez; space :alon v 5 prin I 0 b tween-.' ss pir and ,thesi nzzl'ha the free end of spring I4, and the ItS ygkIlQtr-j' is -Itied in ,thisrspace and isrthemslidfunder the spring l 4., to be, heldetherebig while: thesseconda knotr20 fisibeing tied vThe..endhfattachmentll3; of .jspring... I 4 j is .positionediat any... suitablappiht ,1 along. the sp rifig.. l Hilts pr'eferred;position,-being'; a w re b tw n. he. off et iand. 1tip ,l I; fer .1 the desired spacinggbetween tipsgI I andjlflloi; respectivesprings i llfandil lfii 5 Fig-:2 illustrates the va-rious steps'irrone meth' 0d of operating the device of the invention. A knot I5 is made in a piece of string or cord I6, and the loop formed by the knot I5 is positioned around a package or wrapping H. The package I! is positioned to rest on the table I9, and under the finger I0 by means of which it is pressed resiliently against the table top and held steady, While the knot I5 is tied. This step in the opera tion is illustrated at A in Fig. 2.

The package I! is now slid manually from position A- to position -B- in Fig. 2. During this step the operator pulls the ends of cord I6 taut to tighten the knot I5 against the top surface of finger Ill, and he guides the package I! along the finger I0 towards position -B while he holds the knot I5 tight. At position A the package I! is positioned along spring I0 between its tip II and the tip 21 of-spring- I 4. At position B- the package IT has passed beyond the tip 21 of spring I4, and at position -B- the knot I5 is positioned under the spring I4, by means of which the knot I5 is pressed against the top surface of finger I0 and held tight.

A second knot 20 is now tied in the string I6, as illustrated at C- in Fig. 2, and the knot 20 is positioned over the leaf spring I4 and is drawn tight so that the second knot 20 becomes superimposed on the first knot 15. The knot 20 is drawn tight around the leaf spring l4, and is held manually in tightened condition whil the package I! is slide forwardly along the table surface 19 and along the spring l0 towards a position between the tip 21 of spring l4 and tip ll of spring Ill. The lengths of cord 16 between the knots I5 and 20 are drawn taut around the clip H by the knot 20 being drawn tight, and as the knots l5 and 20 move along spring [4 and beyond the tapered tip 21 thereof, the knot 20 becomes tightened against knot IE to secure the cord iii-around the package H. Throughout the operation of forming the knot 20 as hereinbefore described, the spring l4 bears resiliently against knot 15 and holds it pressed against the package l1, so that the cord 16 remains tightly around the package I1 and the knot I5 does not become loose before it is permanently tied by the securing knot 20.

As many knots as are deemed necessary can be made in this manner, and as many sides of the package I! can be girdled with string 16 as is felt necessary adequately to secure the package 11 for shipment or storage.

The device of the present invention has been found greatly to assist in the wrapping of small packages, especially packages that contain such objects as fine parts for machineryJewelry, or similar valuable articles. When packages containing the above mentioned articles are wrapped by hand, the person holding the package must also tie the knots. When the second knot is being tied, it often happens that the first knot is loosened while the second knot is being drawn tight. This results in a tightly drawn knot superimposed upon a loose knot, causing a loose fitting string to girdle the package, resulting in a defective knot.

Prior to this invention, in order to prevent the cord from loosening around the package, a second person held his finger over a first knot while the operator tied a second knot and drew it tight in securing relationship with the first knot. second person held his finger on the first knot until the second knot was ready to be drawn tight-1v about the first knot, then quickly with- The drew his finger as the second knot was tightly drawn.

This procedure is clumsy and wasteful. Not only are two people necessary for tying a small package, but as often happens, the finger holding down the first knot is withdrawn too soon so that the first knot is not tightly drawn when the second knot is made fast.

This invention saves time, afiords a neater and more uniform wrapping of packages, and is a very simple device to operate. It can be made in various sizes to permit tying packages of different sizes. I

It is to be understood that various modifications and changes may be made in this invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In a device for-tying cord around a package, a work table, a finger attached at its one end to the table and extending from its attachment forwardly along the table top, the other end of the finger being free and pressing resiliently against the table top at a position near the front edge thereof, a second finger comprising a leaf spring attached at its one end to the first finger and extending from its attachment forwardly along the first finger, the other end of the second finger being free and pressing resiliently against REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Date Number Name 315,178 Souter Apr. '7, 1885 1,290,149 Farmer Jan. '7, 1919 1,452,906 Butler Apr, 24, 1923 1,668,033 Woolley May 1, 1928 all 

